The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-13

and some say they never before saw a snake
that was like it, just think of it rearing
its head, its penetrating eyes flashing dane
ing glances at you, and its forlzed tongue
passing i'll and out its mouth like shuttle
of poison.
cambridge Democrat. Two men-one
white and the other black-while blowing
i'll field hear Rock Pond, in this county,
one day last week, saw and killed thirty-two
snakes while engaged in blowing four
rounds. They were all of one Species
highland moccasins-and every one who has
heard of it is at a loss to account for tho
wholesale appearance of so many snakes of
kind at one place at the same time. Many
persons doubt the truth of the statement,
but both men, our informant tells us, went
before a magistrate and made affidavit to
the fact. We would pronounce this day a
field day for snakes.
Nine men and women of the colored per-
suaslon were brought into Sylvania the
other day by Sheriff Mills and lodged in
jail. \Several days before, young Mr.. Odom
was in his field near Mobleys Pond, and
had some dispute with one of the hoe hands.
In few minutes the rest of the drove eight
in numberl had gathered around their quar-
reling brother, and, like believing cows
around one of their slain comrades, began to
cry aloud for revenge, threatening to muir
dor the young man ON the spot. A hasty
appeal to shotgun near by probably saved
Mr.. Odom from an untimely end. The
cese was settled the next morning, and
the prisoners went on their way rejoicing.
Dawson Journal: p L. Suthland, a
drummer for Kentucky tobacco house,
who had forged draft on an Evansville,
Ind, bank, cashed here by J. Il. Mercer &
Co, has been caught in Eagle Pass, Tex,
and was held in Jail at that place for
the authorities here City Marshal Hatcher
left yesterday for Eagle Pass, via At
lanta for requisition papers from the
Governor, and it Is more than probable that
Suthland win soon rest behind the iron bars
Of the Terrell county jail 1t is known that
within the last three or four weeks Suthland
has forged drafts on nine different banks
for amounts ranging from $50 to $50 each,
and the supposition is that as many more
have been victimized by him.
A party under the supervision Of Prof.
Magath, of Oxford, will visit Europe this
summer. The main tour will embrace Ire
land, Scotland, England and France,
radiating from France over Europe. The
party is strictly private one. Those who
will form the party are Prof. Julius
Magath, Dr. A. G. Whitehead, Waynes-
boro, surgeon of the "Old Guard;n +. G.
Corker, Greensboro; Mrs. Clisby, Miss
Daisy Clisby, j. w. Clisby, Miss Keenan,,
B. A. Wise, Miss Emma Wise and j. G.
Wise, of Macon. This tour will be a de
lightful one. Prof Magath will secure a
good many letters of introduction, which
will add much to the pleasure of the tour.
The Professor is graduate of Edinburgh
University, and is an accomplished scholar
He is familiar with the greater part of
Europe. The party will sail from New
York for Glasgow on July 2, and return to
Georgia about the middle OF September.
A Mrs. Slade, living near Hazlehurst, in
Appling county, has entered suit against
her husband for a divorce. She and her
husband are both very old, and have been
married but short time. She sets out in
her bill that she and Slade were married at
a certain time, and that she wants a total
divorce upon the following grounds: The
first ground is, that at the time of their
marriage, by reason of her eyesight, she
was unable to tell just what kind of look
ing man Slade was, and that since their
marriage she learns that he has wart on his
nose and was even red-headed. The second
is, that be SHORES i'll his sleep, and that it is
impossible for her to sleep with him The
third ground is, that he fails to give her the
attention that good wife should have, and
that he has never kissed her since the day
they were married The fourth and last
ground is, that she wants to marry again.
and believes it will promote the ends of good
society to declare the marriage void and
allow her TO marry some one without wart
on his nose, that does not snore in his Sleep
and one that will love her just as long as
she can stand it.
Sandersville Herald: N. M. Jordan, who
has been engaged in threshing wheat below
Tennille, informs us that the yield is gener-
ally very good. James NJ. Smith, from five
and one-half acres reaped 100 bushels;
Aleck Golf, on small patch, harvested
twenty bushels per acre; William Golf
made fifteen bushels per acre. The crops of
B. S. and Frank Boatright, of S. Van
Brackle and Others are very fair, but those
above show the largest yield
in that vicinity. While writ
ing the above, we were glad to
receive statement of William Murphy's
crop. He has Just harvested 116 bushels from
five acres of land, over twenty-five bushels
per acre. We have for several years in
quired after wheat crops on this land in
Buncombe district. A fine crop of wheat
and then of peas are usually made every
year on this ground. After gathering most
of the peas the vines are turned under. With
such results, is it not strange that greater
attention is not given by farmers to a crop
so remunerative and yet requiring so little
labor. Wheat and oats require widely diff
ferent seasons. A dry May, so disastrous to
oats, is the making of wheat. Farmers,
then, can See the necessity of sowing both
crops, since if one fails the other will prob
ably do well.